And the profits grow

[--Pete]

Hi,

1. We don't need 100% solar

Right. This is where a lot of the supporters of one technology or another get it wrong. No one technology needs to do it all, they all have a part to play. Mostly, anything decreasing the carbon footprint is good.

3. Prices of solar cells will go down, I estimate that 50 dollar for a square meter will not be far off in 20 years (organic cells) 4. These cells can be integrated everywhere, (roofs, windows, cars etc, tremendously decreasing the needed area).

In all, solar cells will get much cheaper so that we don't need these super high yields, we will be able to put them everywhere, directly on the places where the electricity is needed (giving far less loss then compared to your nuclear or coal plant 200 miles from your house).
1 thing, we need chemicals to make these organic solar cells.....so let's just hope we don't finish all the oil before we can start producing them large scale. :D

What you are saying about solar cells, right down to the twenty year prediction (adjusted for inflation), I first heard in high school. That was in 1962, give or take a year. The fact that the technology is *still* twenty years away after forty-six years does not fill me with confidence. Should we continue the research? Yes. Should we depend on the results? Only if we're collectively all idiots.

Wind works now, nuclear works now, tidal and geothermal (where the conditions are right) work now. Solar? Maybe, someday. But you can't cook your food or heat your house with technology that will be developed in the future. You need something that works now, not a promise for tomorrow.

--Pete